Justification6923G520P0050OptimationTech_Redacted.pdf

SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FOR

ACQUISITIONS UNDER THE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD

1. The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) is a wholly owned government corporation within the Department of Transportation, and was created by the Wiley-Dondero Act of May 13, 1954 (68 Stat. 92, 33 U.S.C 981, et seq.) as amended. By statute, the SLSDC has the responsibility for operation and maintenance of the U.S. portion of the Saint Lawrence Seaway System which includes Eisenhower and Snell Locks.

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-l(b)(l ), 1 hereby detennine that the lock control system computer and software upgrades related to Windows 10 based systems listed on purchase requisition number 2020-N-P-0491 is available from only one source, and competition is precluded for the reasons indicated below. There are no substitutes available.

2. This acquisition is restricted to the following source:

Company: Optimation Company Address: 50 High Tech Drive, Rush, NY 14543 Company Point of Contact and Phone Number: Paul Brophy (585) 321-2300

3. The upgrades are estimated to cost $29,090 and are required to be performed no later than March 10, 2020 in order to be completed prior to the opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway System for the 2020 navigation season.

The upgrades require the purchase of hardware, software licenses and related programming services as a result of the Department of Homeland Security executive directive (DHS ED) 20-02 requirement to use Windows 10 based systems.

4. Specific reasons that limit the availability to the sole source Optimation include:

a. Optimation has over fifteen years of experience working with the specific hardware, software/programs and PLCs that SLSDC utilizes and is a certified Control Systems Integrator.

b. Due to the fact that Optimation has an in depth knowledge of the SLSDC's control and status systems including hardware (servers and PLCs), firmware and software and in an effort to limit the number of third party firms with that level of knowledge of our mission critical systems, it would be in the SLSDC's best interest to award a contract to Optimation noncompetitively to continue to provide the support required for these systems to insure that the SLSDC is able to maintain its high level of lock availability/reliability and to conform with the-increasing security requirements.

c. Optimation has been extensively involved with the design, programming, and implementation services for the critical control systems utilized to operate Eisenhower and Snell Locks. With this project being driven by the recent DHS-ED 20-02 order and the limited time to complete this scope of work before the opening of the navigation season, it would be extremely .difficult for a new firm to gain the familiarity needed to complete the work in the limited time.

d, Prior similar upgrade projects to the control system have been successfully performed by Optimation.

e. Proposed pricing for hardware and software is lower in comparison to Federal Supply Schedule contractors, and therefore is advantageous to SLSDC to purchase through Optimation.

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